A "one of a kind" freshwater pearl that is the largest found in Scotland for more than 400 years has gone on display at the ...

Nature has a lot to offer to humans. Most precious jewelry is made from metals and stones buried deep within the Earth’s surface but the discovery of these rare jewels is not just limited to land. The ...

Mollusks maintain the symmetry of their pearls by adjusting the thickness of each layer of shimmering nacre. If one layer of the pearl’s nacre is thinner, the next layer is thicker and will balance ...

A “one-of-a-kind” freshwater pearl that is the largest found in Scotland for more than 400 years has gone on display at the National Museum of Scotland (NMS). The Abernethy Pearl was discovered inside ...